by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa School board took several steps forward in the search for a new superintendent at a special school board meeting this past week. On Thursday, the board met with staff members of Ray and Associates, the firm the district has retained to aid them in the search for a […]
by Ken Rozenboom The Rozenboom Report This was the ninth week of the 2018 legislative session and the days were filled with sometimes lengthy debates on a number of bills spanning a wide variety of issues. Among them was Senate File 2364, which passed the Senate with bipartisan support, and would require all schools to […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Make Mahaska County history! Help the George Daily Auditorium grow the digitized archives of Mahaska County. Join us at Penn Central Mall on Saturday, March 17 any time from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.! Bring up to three photos from your personal collection that help tell the story of Mahaska. We’ll scan […]
Des Moines, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians boys basketball team is celebrating their first-ever playoff berth in the champion game. After their relatively easy win over Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the opening round, the cold shooting bug hit the team in their match-up over Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday night. Two quick 3-point shots by Waverly-Shell Rock in […]
by Guy Vander Linden Revenue Continues to Show Strength in February State revenue continues its recent strong trend, according to the Legislative Services Agency’s monthly report released last week. Through the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2018, state revenue has increased $428.6 million over last year’s level. The growth amounts to an increase of […]
by Larry Sheets Dear friends in House District 80, There were 192 Bills that got through the first funnel. Some recent ones are noteworthy: • The Senate passed SF2281 (30-20). This bill bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected unless the mother’s life is in danger. It has been sent to the House […]
Des Moines, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians stormed out of the gates in the second half against Sergeant Bluff-Luton Tuesday afternoon to move onto the final four against Waverly-Shell Rock. The Indians were looking for their legs in the first half, and Oskaloosa Head Coach Ryan Parker said that the nerves of stepping onto the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa community was shocked by the stabbing death of Marquis Todd last Thursday evening. Todd was a student at William Penn University and a member of the men’s basketball team. Nearly a week after his death, the community has more questions than answers. Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations spokesman Mitch Mortvedt […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, March 5th in their last Monday meeting of the year. The day of the meeting has been changed to allow Supervisor Mark Doland to attend. He explained that Monday’s are in conflict with his new employment. The board held their public hearing on […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday, March 5th, 2018. The mayor, at the request of council-member Tom Walling, pulled item E and F from the consent agenda. The remainder of the consent agenda passed unanimously. Item E was a request to authorize and direct Ahlers & Cooney to […]
